Jackson first picked up the guitar at 6 years old. He was fortunately born into a family of talented musicians. Joe Roy has his family & friends to thank for his successful start. Jackson’s mom (Mary Jackson) played lap steel guitar, lovingly teaching Joe Roy how to use the slide. His father (Keith Jackson Sr.) who played lead guitar for local country musicians, purchased  Joe Roy’s first guitar leading him into the genre of country music. His brother Keith performed with The Tempered Blues Band until he was drafted into the service during the Vietnam War, leaving all his musical equipment to Joe Roy as well as his close friend Randy Parti introducing him to the Blues which is now his main genre. Since then Joe Roy Jackson hasn’t stopped singing & playing guitar!!

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     Joe Roy Jackson was inducted into The
International Blues Hall of Fame 8/11/13.
Jackson was also the winner of the 2006 & 2008
Upstate N.Y. “King of the Blues” competition. 
Joe Roy has become an International Blues Artist
in 2011 performing on the island of Jamaica for
The Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival with his band
(Eugene Datri – Drums, Chris Peck-Bass, Himer T.
Morgan – Keyboards and Rick Rourke – Sax). The
Joe Roy Jackson band performed main stage with
Gladys Knight,Hall & Oates, Billy Ocean ,
Maxi Priest, New World , Joss Stone & many other
international artists. Joe Roy also performed in
the world famous Lenox Lounge in Harlem NY – a
Jazz & Blues Club which housed Jazz Legends such
as Billy Holiday,John Coltrane, Miles Davis,Frank Sinatra……                                                                                                                 

   Joe Roy Jackson also shared the stage with
blues greats such as the late CoCo Taylor,Robert
Cray, Tinnsley Ellis, Lonnie Brooks, Bo Diddley,
Little Feat, Marshall Tucker,Big Brother & The
Holding Company, Eddie Money, The Fabulous
Thunderbirds,Aretha Franklin, Hall and Oats,
Billy Ocean, Maxi Priest, Joss Stone, Leslie West, ect. 

     The band plays songs by famous artists such as Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, BB King, The Isleys, The Allman Brothers, Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, many more plus his extensive list of originals. His charisma and deep soul sound makes any event worth seeing over & over again. 

BOOKING INFO:  Marylou Pedone - Deo Volente Jazz & Blues Management

Ph. 518-779-4733 Email – deovolenteblues@aol.com

Booking Blues/Jazz greats such as LennyWhite, Eddie Gomez, Rick DellaRatta, Bobby Watson, Sonny Fortune, PaquitoD'Rivera, Ray Mantilla, Victor Lewis, Rufus Reid,   Billy Hart, Joe Roy Jackson, Jay Collins Band, The Organiks.......